Bravery—even unto death—was evident everywhere as Imperial Japan’s air and sea forces struck the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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The campaign in North Africa began with a daring Anglo-American commando raid code-named Operation RESERVIST.

The Allied victory against the Axis was a long journey—one that actually took much longer than the war itself.

October 26 marks the National Day of the Deployed. The day honors all servicemembers who have been deployed in the service of the United States. It also honors the sacrifices their families have made during deployments.

In 2009, the US Congress designated October as Filipino American History Month, a monthlong commemoration and appreciation for the Filipino experience throughout American history stretching as far back as 1587.

The Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO) in the European Theater was one of America’s bloodiest campaigns.

The largest of the ghettos where Eastern European Jews were first confined and, later, deported to extermination camps by the Nazis was set up in Warsaw, Poland.

While Navajo code talkers of World War II have been featured in several books and, in 2002, a Hollywood movie, in recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day it is important to remember that members of many different tribes served in this role.

Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin is one of the many heroes you will come to know through her own words in Expressions of America.

As many as half a million civilians remained in Stalingrad when the Germans approached in the late summer of 1942. Those who survived the initial onslaught and did not manage to flee, had to eke out a living on a battleground ravaged by incessant bombardment and street fighting. An overwhelming majority of them were women and children.

Eighty years ago, the Red Army managed to stop, contain, and ultimately defeat the largest German army on the Eastern Front.